5: Control of Water Metabolism Last updated Save as PDF Page ID11250 Contributed by Kerry BrandisClinical Professor & Director (Anesthesiology ) at Gold Coast Hospital 5.1: Summary of Renal Water Handling5.2: Overview5.3: Sensors for Control of Water Balance5.4: The Central Controller in Water Balance5.5: Effector Mechanisms5.6: Thirst5.7: Antidiuretic Hormone5.8: Coupling of the Osmoreceptor and the Kidneys5.9: Interaction between Volume and Osmolality in Control5.10: Other Mechanisms in Water Balance